NOTES ON THE ANATOMY OF PERIPATUS. 499 



duct, between the ovary and the receptaculum seminis, is not 

 present in P. nov» zealandise. The receptaculum seminis, 

 with its two ducts, is present, and the oviduct in that region 

 is much coiled and vesiculated. 



These observations were made at the suggestion of Mr, 

 Sedgwick, to whom I am indebted for providing me with the 

 necessary material. 



Papers Referred to. 



(1) Balfour, F. M. — "The Anatomy and Development of Peripatus 



capensis," ' Quart. Journ. Micr. Sci.,' vol. xxiii. 



(2) Gaffron, E. — " Beitrage zur Anatomie und Histologie von Peripatus," 



Theil ii, ' Schneider's Beitrage,' Band i. 



(3) Kennel, J. v. — "Entwicklungsgeschichte von Peripatus Edwardsii, 



&c.," ' Arb. a. d. Zool.-Zoot. Inst. Wurzburg,' Band vii. 



(4) Moseley, H. N. — "On the Structure and Development of Peripatus 



capensis," 'Phil. Trans, of Royal Society,' 1874. 



